View Poll Results: how much money is in your car
$1-$3000
67
28.15%
$3000-$6000
51
21.43%
$6000-$9000
30
12.61%
$9000-$12,000
24
10.08%
$12,000+
66
27.73%
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how much money is in your car??
03-31-2008, 10:54 AM
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Well im right at about 10 grand. All the parts are in sig, but thats not including the new leather interior, ttop conversion parts, SS hood and spoiler...and thinking of new high flow catted y pipe and new catback. Ihavent even got to see all these parts yet either, thats what really pisses me off!
Dont even want to know what install+tune will add up to. Wife thinks I havent grown up yet.
Dont even want to know what install+tune will add up to. Wife thinks I havent grown up yet.
03-31-2008, 10:04 PM
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I'm a little late to this one...but since I just got my car in November and I'm a full-time college student the first option is about the only option right now. For the people that voted 12,000+ are you including the car itself cuz DAMN thats alot.
03-31-2008, 11:41 PM
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$XXX,XXX
No one said that this game is cheap. To be the best, you have to spend money. It is part of the cycle for sure.
http://i30.tinypic.com/2ij6kb5.jpg
No one said that this game is cheap. To be the best, you have to spend money. It is part of the cycle for sure.
http://i30.tinypic.com/2ij6kb5.jpg
Formula = $7865.58
95 Camaro = $1500
93 Camaro = $400 cash, LS1 shortblock I bought for $200, and some diamond pistons I bought for $300.
If you shop around and are willing to drive long distances you can find amazing deals on this site that will help you save a ton of money. That along with being able to do your own work is huge!
04-01-2008, 12:21 AM
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ive spent/parents around 7k on my car..bought it for 10k, rear end broke (2k), body work (3k) appearance mods (800) performance (2k) about to repaint, hopefully have full boltons by end of summer. Ive had my car for a little over a year now. I cant even imagine what it's going to be like when im out in the real world making that money, ill be goin crazy on my car...yea that's gonna be bad
04-01-2008, 12:33 AM
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the money dump. I got a hell of a deal on the car but it did need a lot of little normal things when i got it. It was always owned by a woman ( no offense to the ones that take care of their cars). I have basicly changed every bushing on the car. I spent about a week cleaning it. After installing the forged 347 and other things listed in my signature I will have put about $2000 in parts and countless hours of work. I voted $1-$3000 because I wasn't sure if this was including the cost of the car. After every thing is installed in the car I will still have arround $6000 in car and mods.
If you include the labor I have put in this car it is priceless
Now my Nova is a different story. I have almost half as much in just the heads that are on the motor in my Nova as I have in this whole car.
This definetly isn't a poor mans game but if you can do most of the work yourself you will be ahead of the curve.
If you include the labor I have put in this car it is pricelessNow my Nova is a different story. I have almost half as much in just the heads that are on the motor in my Nova as I have in this whole car.
This definetly isn't a poor mans game but if you can do most of the work yourself you will be ahead of the curve.
04-01-2008, 12:52 PM
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Ive spent over $2100 on different exhaust setups.. $1800 for first tranny rebuild then $2300 for the second and anywhere from $600-$1000 for the next probably 4-5 times than my current one about $2000 plus 500 for re-tune. plus all my bolt on's; U/D pulley $220, S3 TB $130, push rods $100, 918's $200, gears $275 installed. cams; first cam was $200 plus 200 for install than 300 for tune, second cam $40 plus $150 for install than $100 for tune, current cam $150 plus 300 for install plus 300 for re-tune. oh and maintenance $100 for oil pump, $100 for new water pump, $100 for new alternator..
Interior; $300 for racing seats and RCI 5 point harnesses, $460 for 4-pt roll bar.
thats over $15,000 put into it.. not including the car. probably more spent but thats just a rough estemate and i don't want to know anyway. thats almost double what the car is worth..
Interior; $300 for racing seats and RCI 5 point harnesses, $460 for 4-pt roll bar.
thats over $15,000 put into it.. not including the car. probably more spent but thats just a rough estemate and i don't want to know anyway. thats almost double what the car is worth..
04-01-2008, 01:02 PM
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it is, but at the same time its not, cause once stuff starts breaking money adds up quick! See my post two post above^^^
04-01-2008, 09:48 PM
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Lets see,
$5500 for turbo set up
$5000 for the engine
$1000 for fuel components
$2700 for rearend
$1500 for suspension
$2000 for rims and tires
$1000 for misc items
$1200 for stereo
$500 for tune
$20,400 for mods
Fudge me! Good thing I have no wife or kids.
$5500 for turbo set up
$5000 for the engine
$1000 for fuel components
$2700 for rearend
$1500 for suspension
$2000 for rims and tires
$1000 for misc items
$1200 for stereo
$500 for tune
$20,400 for mods
Fudge me! Good thing I have no wife or kids.
